FOSI Announces 2015 Award Winners Honors Outstanding Achievements in Online Safety On the evening of November 17th, the Family Online Safety Institute (FOSI) will recognize six individuals, nominated by their peers, the 2015 Outstanding Achievement Award. FOSI convenes diverse perspectives from a wide array of stakeholders, and consistently acknowledges the distinguished and inspiring work being […]

Did you know October is cyber security month and according to Pew Research 84% of American adults and 58% of senior citizens are now online? Taking steps to protect yourself online has become a necessity in our digital world, and cyber security month is a great time to think about your online protections. As a […]

// Oct 22, 2013Comments Off on Project GOAL invites you to Cyber What? What Older Adults Need to Know about Their Online Security and Safety”by Project GOAL

Project GOAL invites you to attend a special program during Cyber Security Awareness Month: “Cyber What? What Older Adults Need to Know about Their Online Security and Safety” Older adults are often concerned about maintaining their privacy and security online, including on a mobile device or tablet. Join Project GOAL for this informative session on the importance […]

Today is Safer Internet Day and there’s a great new study just released by AARP and Microsoft that reveals how online communications and social networking are helping families to keep in touch, enriching their relationship, and helping to bridge the generations. The study surveyed both younger and older generations and found that going online increases […]

// Jul 19, 2011Comments Off on Project GOAL Distributes New Privacy Recommendations to National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Conference

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 18, 2011 Media Contact: Warren Robinson Phone: 202-572-6214 Project GOAL Distributes New Privacy Recommendations to National Association of Area Agencies on Aging Conference WASHINGTON – Project GOAL (Getting Older Adults Online) today distributed new privacy guidelines to the annual conference hosted by the National Association of Area Agencies on Aging. The […]

// Apr 20, 2011Comments Off on Get Connected Campaign Launch and All About the Value

On Tuesday, May 10, 2011 Project GOAL will be hosting two great events Get Connected Campaign Launch Breakfast featuring FCC Commissioner Mignon Clyburn and All About the Value, a Conference on Broadband & Older Adults. The event will be held at the Reserve Officer’s Association Building on corner of First and Constitution Ave, N.E. from 8:30am – 2:00pm. To RSVP, please click here.

Mississippi Winn has 54 friends on Facebook. She enjoys all the benefits that having a broadband connection and joining a social network provides: communicating with family and reconnecting with friends. One interesting thing about Mississippi: she’s 113 years old! Yes, Facebook is now an online community of not only the young but also a rapidly growing number of older adults.

Today, I’m launching a new effort to promote broadband adoption by the older adult community. Project GOAL (the Project to Get Older Adults Online) will help work with aging organizations to communicate the importance of getting our older community online. It’s clear that having high-speed Internet at home can offer older individuals so many benefits: telemedicine, the convenience and savings of shopping at home, entertainment, health information, and of course social networking! Yet, only 35% of older adults (65 and older) have broadband at home – and the numbers drop considerably in even older age brackets.